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Last MC-130P Combat Shadows in the Pacific retire
The 17th Special Operations Squadron sent off the final two MC-130P Combat Shadows in the Pacific Air Forces to retire on April 15.
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4/23
2015
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Child’s dream turned pilot’s reality
Since he was a child, Capt. Kenneth Jubb has chased a dream to one day fly, and now as a pilot he relives his childhood fantasy every time he takes to the air.
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4/03
2015
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'Iron Horse' sets off for final flight
The 23rd Wing at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, sent the Air Force's oldest C-130 to the "boneyard" at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, for its retirement March 3.
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3/04
2015
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Lead-in training increases Afghan capabilities
Train, Advise, Assist Command – Air maintainers are providing lead-in training to Afghan air force airmen at the Kabul Air Wing in an effort to ensure they excel at the C-130 Hercules maintenance courses they will attend in the U.S.
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2/02
2015
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Yokota Airmen train combat mobility during Max Thunder
The 36th Airlift Squadron participated in Exercise Max Thunder 14-2, flying alongside South Korean military counterparts to integrate their airlift capabilities in a simulated combat environment.
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11/25
2014
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Army, Air Force test new landing strip at Fort Riley
The Army and Air Force performed a joint airborne air transportability training exercise Oct. 27 - 29 on a new flight landing strip here.
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10/30
2014
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U.S. resupplies Kurdish forces fighting ISIL near Kobani
U.S. military forces conducted multiple airdrops near Kobani, Syria, Oct. 20, to resupply Kurdish forces on the ground defending the city against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorists, U.S. Central Command officials reported.
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10/20
2014
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Airmen support firefighting efforts in California
Two 146th Airlift Wing C-130 Hercules equipped with U.S. Forest Service Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems, or MAFFS, will be assisting with wildfire suppression efforts in California and the Northwest at the request of the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, U.S. Northern Command officials said in a news release issued Sept. 22.
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9/23
2014
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Ramstein Airmen conclude operations in Poland
With a flurry of grass and dirt, a C-130J Super Hercules touched down on a grass runway at Powidz Air Base, Poland, marking the final week of deployed operations here, Aug. 25.
For Airmen deployed from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, this was their home away from home for 60 days.
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8/26
2014
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C-130 celebrates 60 years, still going strong
In 1954, the song "Rock Around the Clock" was playing on the radio, Oprah Winfrey was born and the first issue of Sports Illustrated appeared on newsstands.
The same year, on August 23, the YC-130 Hercules made its maiden flight...
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8/23
2014
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